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Duncan Murray

Deported drug kingpin sentenced to life by Iraqi court

Iraqi authorities released photos of alleged Australian crime kingpin Kazem Hamad after his arrest. (HANDOUT/AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE)

An Australian crime kingpin linked to a gangland tobacco war has been sentenced to life in prison following his arrest in Iraq.

Kazem "Kaz" Hamad, also known as Kadhim Malik Hamad Rabah Al-Hajami, received a life sentence for drug trafficking, the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq confirmed on Tuesday.

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